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Try praying differently, and see what happens: Instead of asking for ‘a way to sleep with her,’ try asking for ‘a way to stop desiring to sleep with her.’ Instead of ‘a way to get rid of him,’ try asking for ‘a way to not crave his demise.’ Instead of ‘a way to not lose my child,’ try asking for ‘a way to lose my fear of it.’”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.40.(6)
In our moments of vulnerability, when we’re powerfully yearning for something, or someone, or a particular outcome… in those moments of prayer, how much of our own selfishness is woven through our pleas? How much do we beg and plead for things to mystically be different, even in the face of certain circumstances?
In the spirit of what wise Marcus says above: pray for what we have control over, and can realistically acquire, to face the situations at hand.
Miracles are unrealistic. Don’t pray for a house...
… pray for the fortitude and strength needed to command the resources necessary to get your own damn house!
(See y’all tomorrow)
In the spirit of what wise Marcus says above: pray for what we have control over, and can realistically acquire, to face the situations at hand.
Miracles are unrealistic. Don’t pray for a house...
… pray for the fortitude and strength needed to command the resources necessary to get your own damn house!
(See y’all tomorrow)
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